See the wild throwback photos from the AquaNet era to their more demure, updated looks today Harry Langdon/Getty; Ross Marino/Getty; Chris Walter/WireImage Everything about got big in the '80s. Big sounds, big bands, big clothes, and — perhaps biggest of all — big hair! The decade that introduced Hair Metal saw newly minted rock stars doubling down on the glam and teasing their hair till it was sky-high. Even veteran celebs of the '60s and '70s gave in to the over-the-top style of the era, trading in glitz and hippie chic for mountainous manes held aloft by enough AquaNet to puncture the Ozone layer.
It was inarguably a distinctive moment in pop culture style that burned bright and ultimately burned out. Take a look back at some of the musicians whose hair towered tallest in the '80s — and see how their style evolved after the decade ended. Harry Langdon/Getty; Kevin Mazur/Getty After becoming known for her sheaf of straight hair in the '70s, went big in the '80s.
These days, the "Believe" singer is something of a chameleon, perpetually changing it up, as she did with this blonde look at a pre-Grammys party in February 2024. Fryderyk Gabowicz/picture alliance via Getty; Daniel Knighton/Getty "Kiss Me Deadly" rocker 's teased tresses in 1984 are a marked contrast to her more subdued contemporary style. Gutchie Kojima/Shinko Music/Getty; John Nacion/Getty In the '80s, was known as much for his luxurious mane as he was for hits like "Livin' on a Prayer.
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